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Toggle Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament subsection. 3.1 1st State Council of Ceylon. ... The following is a list of Sri Lankan politicians. National
A national list member of parliament (national list MP) is a nominated member of parliament who is appointed by a political party or an independent group to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The number of national list MPs allocated to a contesting party or an independent group depends on the proportion to their share of the national vote.
Parliament of Sri Lanka: Appointer: Electorates of Sri Lanka: Term length: 5 years; renewable: Constituting instrument: Constitution of Sri Lanka: Formation: 14 October 1947 (77 years ago) () First holder: 1st Parliament under the Soulbury Constitution: Salary: See salaries and benefits: Website: www.parliament.lk
Also: Sri Lanka: People: By occupation: Political people: Politicians See also: Category:Politicians of Sri Lankan descent Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
Appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, following the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa amidst the 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis. On 13 July 2022, he became the acting president of the republic as Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned amidst the protests and was outright elected as president a week later.
The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka. The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position. It was empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene.
Lists of political office-holders in Sri Lanka (5 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Lists of Sri Lankan politicians" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Polling divisions in Sri Lanka are subdivisions of the country's electoral districts.From the 1st parliamentary election in 1947 to the 8th in 1977, members were elected to the parliament using a first-past-the-post system from these polling divisions.